M3 MacBook Air: The Tiniest Change Makes All The Difference

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The MacBook Air occupies a bit of a strange place in the MacBook lineup-It offers two sizes, just like the Pro, and unless you’re getting the powerhouse 16”, they weigh about the same too. For the layperson, it’s a matter of a couple extra ports-and even then all that USB-A tech will need dongles. But surely there are more differences below the surface? Let’s dive into the 13” M3 MacBook Air.
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00:00 Intro
00:25 Back Cover Removal
00:56 Battery Removal
01:53 Battery Specs and Comparison to 15” M3 MacBook Air
02:32 Trackpad Removal
02:53 Speaker/Antennas Removal
03:06 Logic Board Removal
03:32 Display Removal
3:44 Ports and Touch ID Removal
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@anianii 2 месяца назад

Dang, 6 years later and AirPower jokes are still a thing 😂

@nomoregoodguy6639 2 месяца назад

Release the inmate!

@ivankuzmenyuk3233 2 месяца назад

I am Alex Hollings and THIS is AirPower! If you know what I mean 🙂.

@Plunderkind 2 месяца назад

I was expecting an Apple Maps joke.

@eggnorman 2 месяца назад

Frick me, has it really been 6 years?

@-johnny-deep- 2 месяца назад

I missed it: what's the "tiniest change"?

@ssamani24 Месяц назад

No more adhesives so this will make repairability from third party shops a decent experience.

@mitchtalmadge 2 месяца назад

Actually looks really repairable. And very pretty inside too. I am surprised how small motherboards are getting.

@MorningNapalm 25 дней назад

i am surprised at the 5/10, it seemed pretty good all around. Was the missing 5 just because of parts pairing?

@danmarm5357 5 дней назад

@@MorningNapalm yeah because all the modularity doesn't matter if it doesn't work. If they can guarantee no parts pairing It would probably be an 7-8.

@ilyachap 2 месяца назад

I guess, only EU can force Apple to stop Parts Pairing. Hopefully, one day.

@liamness 2 месяца назад

Parts pairing maybe makes sense on phones because they're literally stolen out of people's hands and then broken down for parts and sold, and Apple perhaps have a duty to reduce the incentive to commit what are sometimes quite violent muggings. Stolen laptops and tablets are much more likely to be sold whole though.

@lbgstzockt8493 2 месяца назад

@@liamness So because a tiny fraction of devices gets stolen means taht ALL devices should be unrepairable? Cars also get stolen routinely, yet we can repair those just fine.

@liamness 2 месяца назад

@@lbgstzockt8493It's not a tiny fraction, it's one of the most common forms of petty crime today. A few days ago a neighbour of mine saw a heavily pregnant woman get shoved onto her stomach as a thief snatched her phone. At least when cars get nicked the owners generally aren't actually with the vehicle. test

@metallurgico 2 месяца назад

only consumers can. just stop buying anything but groceries.

@przemek2573 2 месяца назад

Keep Parts Pairing, but allow me to discard broken mac to be a parts donor.

@jeremiahreilly9739 2 месяца назад

It‘s like being a kid and taking a watch apart. The trick is putting it back together. 😉

@treebonesnepal 2 месяца назад

Watch it in reverse

@sharzy7209 2 месяца назад

I find it funny that half the battery is screwed in. It proves that they can make the battery easily replaceable but don't want to.

@Alejandrolanza 2 месяца назад

Securing is not the same as attaching and ensuring that a device you move around all the time doesn't have internal bits floating/buzzing around

@anivicuno9473 2 месяца назад

@@Alejandrolanza Somehow, every other laptop maker has figured out how to use screws to secure batteries. You don't need glue to "secure" the battery

@fuckgoogle3335 2 месяца назад

@@anivicuno9473tbf, as much as I love my Lenovo thinkpad laptops they have a tendency to have all the screws loosen overtime, especially the batteries, and on a couple that I’ve had they needed to be retightened like every month. It’s not always the case, but there is something to be said for using a strong adhesive to keep something firmly in place.

@navmanster 2 месяца назад

@@Alejandrolanza🤡

@AlexanderTrefz 2 месяца назад

@@anivicuno9473 Every other laptop manufacturer has way less battery life and thicker laptops.

@duroxkilo 2 месяца назад

i used to fix computers a few decades ago.. i understand the principle of 'right to repair' and all that, great stuff, but compared to what i used to do to just get inside a laptop these modern machines are infinitely more simplistic -for lack of a better term. a few months ago i helped a neighbor w/ a lenovo T something, maybe 14... it felt like the engineers put time in designing things in such a way that the disassembly is foolproof. an actual pleasure :)

@fuzziau5669 2 месяца назад

the issue is that lenovo has a focus on ICT industry and tries to keep things fixable in some way. but soldered on-board memory and storage along with proprietary hardware with no 3rd party alternatives that work reliably (as intended by apple) we had an absurd increase of who can make the smallest and lightest machine, but also force people into a hardware lineup that is doomed to be replaced by complete new machines each year and without ability to transfer boards (at least easily). Framework focused on that, i run a framework 13. its infinitely more accessible, elegant in repair, fully modular and can be repurposed or improved as new parts roll out. Chassis, boards and drivers are designed to work across the board (except the framework 16, its designed for that form factors boards but is still a FANTASTIC system as much as the 13).

@or123and 2 месяца назад

lenovo quality got worse and worse, i went back to macbook air because i was unlucky twice with lenovo thinkpads.

@r1e5p3l7i2c 2 месяца назад

Built for automated recycling disassembly

@johnsparozich6839 2 месяца назад

But once you open it the parts are serialized and even if you could get a replacement part it will not work. This is why we need right to repair laws in all 50 states Lenovo makes junk products, when it was IBM the products were good.

@or123and 2 месяца назад

@@johnsparozich6839 Also, on mine the mainboard died which made it a financial total loss.

@shapelessed 2 месяца назад

The worst example of anti-repair I've seen to this date (that's somehow even worse than Apple's) is still the onewheel. Wanna replace the tyre because it got used up? Umm, no... You gotta disconnect the battery, which would wipe the volotile ROM holding the firmware, bricking your board. Imagine sending your car to the manufacturer just to swap the tyres...

@tomaszwisniewski5583 2 месяца назад

Which onewheel? What is that?

@shapelessed 2 месяца назад

@@tomaszwisniewski5583 Can you seriously not google "onewheel" and look up the 1st result? Come on, it took you more time and energy to write that question than to google it. Szczerze. To nie jest aż takie trudne.

@aviwad 2 месяца назад

whats onewheel

@shapelessed 2 месяца назад

@@aviwad Open up google, type in "onewheel" and just click the FIRST link that comes up, you will most likely end up on Future Motion's website... Jesus...

@killerpoopguy 2 месяца назад

That's not the case on the pint, I'm not sure about the GT or the pintx though.

@0xbenedikt 2 месяца назад

I really don’t mind the pentalobe screws. Just about any screw driver set features one.

@unicornpoo7441 2 месяца назад

I've never stripped a pentalobe but Lord knows how many Philips head screws I have ruined

@duroxkilo 2 месяца назад

@@unicornpoo7441 if it happens that often something's wrong besides the screw heads, no disrespect. one advantage of philips (and even more for flat) is they permit a little angled approach when necessary.

@CT-vm4gf 2 месяца назад

Exactly, I can’t see what the big deal is.

@devnol 2 месяца назад

Yeah instead of banning pentalobe I reckon we just ban phillips (/s). Torx (and pentalobe by extension) are significantly more structurally resilient to stripping and wear.

@mug786 2 месяца назад

literally nobody (aside from apple) uses pentalobe. it's nonstandard. they're also can't be used more than a few times. just use torx everywhere.

@Shamino0 2 месяца назад

So, if the battery is held in place with four screws and they are already using screws that double-up as posts for clipping on the cover, why not get rid of the adhesive altogether? Use two more of those screw/posts in the corners of the device and make it simple and easy? Just like my old 2011 MacBook Air?

@Sco1t_ Месяц назад

I’d be interested to know if there are any actual engineering reasons for this beyond trying to be difficult. I would say that it might make assembly easier, but they have to do the screws on half of it anyway. Maybe they install it with glue first and then add the screws later because it’s faster or easier?

@veryhealthy9962 9 дней назад

Most likely vibration isolation for frequency/wifi reasons.

@JJ-si4qh 2 месяца назад

I actually like pentalobe screws because they don't strip

@ActuallyAwesomeName 2 месяца назад

Ever heard of torx?

@ChairmanHehe 2 месяца назад

parts pairing ban > manuals

@piotrd.4850 2 месяца назад

Information on broken pairing - yes. Enforcement - no, or opt-in for user.

@johnsparozich6839 2 месяца назад

Yes fixable only if you can get reasonable priced replacement parts!!

@JohnSmith-pn2vl 2 месяца назад

which will always cost more than a new machine, naively speaking.

@andrewho2456 2 месяца назад

One thing that Right to Repair doesn't tackle is reasonably priced parts.

@matthewmershon4792 2 месяца назад

Which is the big point in part pairing ban. You will be able to buy cheap third party or used parts that were cannibalized from broken devices.

@onirem4973 2 месяца назад

Still hate that Apple doesn't just use screws for the battery, but at least it's a step in the right direction Now if only they would stop pairing them...

@pongkat 2 месяца назад

I bought one of your tool kits and I am absolutely loving it. I used it to fix my iPhone 6. You guys and other tech tubers are my inspiration to fix and explore tech❤

@veleriphon 2 месяца назад

For once, I don't hate the disassembly procedures. The double sided stretch tape is an oddly decent choice by Apple.

@Wingman4l7 2 месяца назад

You know things have gotten bad when you're happy that unnecessary adhesive is just made easier to remove.

@muizzy 2 месяца назад

To be honest, in terms of servicing, I'm positively surprised here! As long as the parts pairing is gone, this is perfectly doable!

@bapt_andthebasses 2 месяца назад

It is not, you're out of your gosh darn mind.

@muizzy 2 месяца назад

@@bapt_andthebasses small wins are worth celebrating! And for apple, this is definitely an improvement!

@peterthepanda 2 месяца назад

Still deserves a automatic 0/10 for parts pairing/software locks, riveted keyboard and non-upgradeable soldered-on storage.

@ilbufalantdellefigurine4488 2 месяца назад

How often will you replace Touch ID on your laptop? And didn’t you notice keyboards without rivots feel a lot worse and even quality windows laptops now use them? And finally if you buy a MacBook Air you know you can’t upgrade the storage

@Alex-hv3ir 2 месяца назад

And RAM, which in 2024 should be MINIMUM 16 with 24 or so being the norm imo. Mostly because a device with 8 GB of RAM bought in 2024 won't last long, seeing that every single year the RAM taken by the OS increases.

@okay7332 2 месяца назад

is there not a good reason for soldering the ssd? just trying to be educated

@FoXIsWithMe 2 месяца назад

@ilbufalantdellefigurine4488 there's the ball licker...

@bituniverse8677 2 месяца назад

@@okay7332One reason is that the chips storing the data will fail some day. The other is that if you need more space in the future, you can just go out and buy a $100 1 TB drive instead of paying the Apple tax of $3000 for a new Mac with that storage. I have also seen on Rossmann’s RU-vid that Apple places 12V rails close to the memory chips on some Macs. That means if a liquid gets in there and shorts that rail to the chip, bye bye chip.

@JessicaFEREM 2 месяца назад

Software locks deserve an automatic 0/10 or disqualification. Whats the point of repairing a laptop if you cant repair it successfully?

@ericmatthews8497 2 месяца назад

What is the point of repairing a laptop with a cheaply made Chinese scam part?

@lbgstzockt8493 2 месяца назад

@@ericmatthews8497 Nice strawman

@ericmatthews8497 2 месяца назад

@@lbgstzockt8493 Seriously... Why should Apple allow people to make knock off counterfeit parts? How does that help me as a customer? I like that Apple prevents people from selling me fake parts. That's not a problem .. it's a benefit!

@mleonee 2 месяца назад

Well evidently not every part is software locked. So the device gets a score based on the repairs that are possible despite the software lock.

@mArvAlcao71 2 месяца назад

@@ericmatthews8497 Tbf Apple made at least some of their stuff in China

@fabiopablo95 Месяц назад

Dang, I clicked the video just to see and it turns out it's one of the most well-made and ear catching videos I've seen in the last months

@2009raindrop 2 месяца назад

This is the most entertaining and well-crafted take-apart video I have ever watched

@markfrellips5633 2 месяца назад

Fantastic Breakdown and ever relevant commentary even for the overall environment to drive the important messages

@RinzSach 2 месяца назад

I just got my m2 13.6 inch repaired and it took about 8 days. I like how there wasn’t any IC chips in the airs and only in the pros making display repairs fairly easily because there’s no chips to switch. I wonder what my engineer has done in the past he’s a magician !!! Thank god I have insurance. *Its just got a small dent in the back right edge now*

@FOM_extras 2 месяца назад

I love that we have this historical record showing how repairable a company's products are over time hopefully the grade trends upwards

@lol-di3tf 2 месяца назад

Ironically, M3 MBA is STILL slower than M1 MBA's SSD speed.

@JohnSmith-pn2vl 2 месяца назад

y but nobody needs that speed anyway, ever, ever. like which video editor, those are the people that transfer large files all the time, buys a base model ? and who else cares? nobody except tubers

@mArvAlcao71 2 месяца назад

@@JohnSmith-pn2vl Many 'nobodies' does care, and it's still ironic nonethless

@piotrd.4850 2 месяца назад

@@JohnSmith-pn2vlWatch last MaxTech video - everybody needs it.

@BoraHorzaGobuchul 2 месяца назад

@@JohnSmith-pn2vlso, the argument for not having a replaceable SSD is "it's faster this way", and when they say "but it's not really that fast" apple fanboys revert to "who needs that kind of speed, are you bonkers?" Priceless.

@gk2011 2 месяца назад

Use a suction cup to pop the bottom left and right sides out of the locking tabs and then use a black stick on the inside of the left and right display hinges. Will push the cover right off.

@stevefeinstein2776 2 месяца назад

Black stick? Is this a technical term?

@vatinp 2 месяца назад

If Framework can make reparable device then Apple definitely can but didn't choose to.

@AndrewPL5 2 месяца назад

I love how people complain about apple yet ignore almost every other windows laptop that is also difficult to repair, has soldered ram and/or storage, etc. With your logic windows laptops makers can make a reparable device just chose not to.

@vatinp 2 месяца назад

@@AndrewPL5 Apple is the lead. Every phones and laptops had replaceable batteries until the arrival of iPhones and MacBooks. Then, gone with 3.5mm “courage” jack, then soldered ram and ssd, then serialized parts, then…..

@AndrewPL5 2 месяца назад

@@vatinp you give Apple too much credit. It would have all happened anyway even if Apple was first to it or not. Stop blaming them for issues that other manufactures CHOSE to do, they weren't forced. Maybe hold them accountable too instead of blindly blaming one company with a way smaller market share.

@skkiiipppp 2 месяца назад

@@vatinpandrew was right. Other companies have the choice to make it easy for us consumers but they chose the route apple has taken because it makes them more money. Companies ain’t charity, they’re here to make money and they’ll gonna do it as much as they can stretch reality. Apple has seen how to earn more even if it pisses everyone and that became their “cheatcode” and others followed suit. They see that by removing a headphone port gives them opportunity to sell wireless earphones, others will do it too. They see that by making batteries non removable gives them opportunity to jack up the battery replacement fee, others will do it too. Even by serializing every component they find in their products, they will do it for the sake of profit and others will do it too. You see? Other companies have their choice, but of course their main priority is profit and they see apple leading the way how to do it. And oh yeah, afaik, older models of macbooks have removable batteries.

@troogroove9318 2 месяца назад

Have you seen the thickness and bulk of a framework laptop? Everybody wants a thin light laptop so to make it you have to remove upgradable ram and hdd’s

@denvernaicker8250 2 месяца назад

great video and insightful in general to right to repair and how that applies to latest macbooks, i find the screw assembly to be a bit more elegant rather than having sticky glue everywhere even though it might cause contention with getting the exact parts later down the line

@TechWithBabak 2 месяца назад

Awesome! Good humour and clean removals.

@AC-lt5ro 2 месяца назад

@iFixit Is there anything different hardware wise that differs the m3 chip from the m1 chip in terms of supporting dual monitors?

@Kekeripo 2 месяца назад

If it wasn't for the shenanigans apple pulls with the software lockout for repairs, this seem very easy to do.

@atarixle 2 месяца назад

This one look pretty solid. Compared to the horrorfying white and black MacBook1,1 ... 4,1 and 5,2, the MacBook Air M3 with all the screws looks pretty cleaned up and easy to repair. Those many tiny screws make it (hopefully) more durable.

@SmirkInvestigator 2 месяца назад

I’d watch a documentary on the “Right to Fix” movement. There’s a lot of weight against that and am impressed how far it has gone.

@TheoWerewolf 2 месяца назад

So... if you screw down the batteries.. WHY do you need adhesive? Also, taking it apart is just 1/2 the game... can you put it back together without Apple disabling something?

@TokersDomain 2 месяца назад

why would you not be able to put it back together? Apple doesnt disable anything when the machine is taking a part...

@Teluric2 2 месяца назад

Because if you try to remove glue its easier that you can break something by accident.

@grcigar9911 2 месяца назад

The profit margins on these appears massive. And that is not a good thing for consumers.

@JohnSmith-pn2vl 2 месяца назад

ofc it is, cost and price are 2 very different things. an air bought 3 yerars ago lost sells for 700 now. macbooks are always the cheapest laptops one can buy. a windows machine dies after 2 years, if not, nobody wants it, it has like 0 value. nobody repairs windows machines, why is that, because they are not worth it.

@TwentyEightySeven 2 месяца назад

Being made for $200-300 a piece and then the extortionate RAM and SSD upgrades bump up the huge margin even more. It’s shocking what you are getting for the retail price.

@thenoble1 2 месяца назад

new to the apple business model?

@ProckerDark 5 дней назад

I would like to see your source and statics about these claims No body buys a windows laptop after two years? No one fixes a windows laptop? Looooooool @@JohnSmith-pn2vl

@hishnash 2 месяца назад

The only parts that have pairing is the Touch ID everything else is calibration.

@hueybui 2 месяца назад

Keep up the great work guys and gals!

@prnva_ 2 месяца назад

Very neat presentation

@Dominus_Potatus 2 месяца назад

I'll say that Macbook is pretty fixable if not for its software support

@SkaterStimm 2 месяца назад

Pentalobe screws were used because people were stealing display model iPhones and Laptops when the security tag was attached to the back casing and they could remove it with a simple Philips.

@bobweiram6321 2 месяца назад

Apple will just cut off software updates earlier.

@JohnSmith-pn2vl 2 месяца назад

why would they do that, they are leading in that regard since like forever

@lieutent2654 2 месяца назад

I swear iFixit used to be more scrutinizing over parts pairing and assemblizing components like making the keyboard and top case one component. Do we just live in a time where that is acceptable now?

@jeffreyvai6750 2 месяца назад

They used to, but most manufacturers do the same things and don't expect people to keep their laptops as long anymore. Although I miss the old macbooks that were super reliable and repairable

@sadatnafis2032 2 месяца назад

Just look at how thin a device is the keyboard and top case probably needs to be one piece.

@louisjaffe 2 месяца назад

Even with the issue of parts pairing still outstanding, I would've thought the provisional score for these new MacBook Air models would be better than 5 out of 10. Compared to teardowns of previous MacBook models, it looks like Apple went quite a long way toward ease of repair.

2 месяца назад

5 out of 10 because you still can't replace or upgrade the RAM or SSD, two of the most common things that people want to do with a laptop. Between that and the large number of screws and brackets to remove make that 5 score look about right to me. The fact that you can replace all the ports is a plus; none of them are placed directly on the mainboard.

@SimplySketchyGT 2 месяца назад

RAM / Storage isn't a repair factor though, that's an upgrade factor, not to mention that the RAM on Apple Silicon is on the die itself. Makes it a bit difficult to just drop in a bit more.@

2 месяца назад

@@SimplySketchyGT RAM and storage ARE a repair factor. SSDs wear out, sometimes long before the computer is otherwise unusable. RAM is one of the most common component failures.

@MohdYusufAbdulHamid 2 месяца назад

Fun and nicely presented video. 🎉

@bongkem2723 Месяц назад

my god, those screwsssss, i miss the gold old HP Elitebook, almost no unnecessary screws to repair !!

@JudgeFredd 2 месяца назад

Really great video

@theEDMdragon 2 месяца назад

If the bills can stop Apple from pairing parts altogether then I'm really looking forward to the future of the MacBooks.

@RubikOwl 2 месяца назад

I'm really curious, and I'm probably not getting something, but why are people still against the pentalobe screws? Like, when they were introduced I can get why we hated them but at this point everyone has them, and they've been used for so long it's not like you can just remove them from kits right? Does Apple charge people for them the same way they charge for their lightning? Again, I might be missing something, so I'm really curious what the reasoning is. Love your stuff BTW, everything I've bought from you has been top notch quality!

@LasstUnsSpielen 2 месяца назад

What a lovely video. :) Really fun to watch

@jaeuchoi9948 2 месяца назад

still have a rivet screw in MacBook keyboard?

@TheQuangBang 2 месяца назад

Is it possible to replace the keyboard easily? How about for example switching an ISO keyboard for a JIS one?

@14goub 2 месяца назад

impossible

@JeremyHelm 2 месяца назад

Excellent video!

@prettyawesomeperson2188 15 дней назад

Yea.. like a fly landing on the screen, splitting the screen in half.

@ExisVR 2 месяца назад

I really hate the notch design... 😅 Design-wise, the 2020 version(m1 gen) looks much more cooler to me.🤣

@r3dp1ll 2 месяца назад

same here. Hepefully in a few generations the notch will disappear

@RahmanDwi 2 месяца назад

The notch would be better on smartphones, but NOT on desktops and laptops

@SteveMaves 2 месяца назад

Enjoyed the nautical humor but I'm afraid the ports are on the starboard.

@__init__3493 2 месяца назад

Not with the laptop right side up

@shivarakesh5541 2 месяца назад

Good info

@bhagmeister 2 месяца назад

It’s so unfair for Apple to not let us re-code the M3 chip itself. Can’t believe this. Waaa waaa

@adamr4198 2 месяца назад

I wonder how many work shifts it takes for the factory workers to be able to assemble these machines without referencing the instructions?

@user-ce7ic1ze2u 2 месяца назад

1:51 hey at least the battery is easier to remove!

@marcorubbianifontana 2 месяца назад

at least the inside is beautifully clean

@tonyburzio4107 Месяц назад

No, it means you need to drive out of Oregon to get your Mac fixed.

@MikVision 14 дней назад

Now if it had replaceable SSDs it would be perfect, or at least an M.2 slot for expandability (Not asking for ram, since that would make them change the SOC architecture, and that might be too much to ask.)

@patrikfloding7985 2 месяца назад

Given that you really want 16GB RAM, it’s all a bit pricey. Second hand prices on M1 are silly strong due to the continuously increasing prices on new macs.

@catcoder12 2 месяца назад

She got a salty apple hater persona😂

@Sacto1654 2 месяца назад

I still wished the M3 MacBook Air had a better cooling system. By very slightly thickening the case, they could have put in a vapor chamber cooling system, which would mean in the occasional need to do more complex tasks, the comptuer will suffer a lot less from heat-related throttling of the SoC.

@johnnycash5858 2 месяца назад

Agreed. For the life of me I don't understand why they couldn't include even passive cooling in this new chassis. While the M3 throttles less than the M2 thanks to it's improved thermals from the die shrink, it still underperforms from lack of even remedial cooling. Apple really wants people to buy up to those Pro's, don't they?

@jcfawerd 2 месяца назад

@@johnnycash5858 Apple already walks a fine line there to limit the temperature of the outer shell slightly under the max temp that legal permits, if you pay attention to those passive cooling mods, any improvement to the thermals of the SOC will just bring more heat to the outer shell and rises up the temperature to a dangerous level that you will suffer low-degree burn if you put the laptop on your lap.

@johnnycash5858 2 месяца назад

@@jcfawerd How? I’m not talking about shunting the heat into the chassis like the mods you speak of, I’m talking about a proper heat pipe shunting the heat away from the SoC to the vents where the screen meets the chassis. If anything that would make the underside of the laptop cooler as the heat has somewhere else to go besides the bottom case.

@jcfawerd 2 месяца назад

@@johnnycash5858 if you are talking about the heat pipe solution, then you are introducing weight to the laptop, then what’s the point of buying a MacBook Air since their new weight are so close to the MacBook Pro as most people buy those MBA for portability.

@vijayantkatyal285 Месяц назад

insightful

@JerridFoiles 2 месяца назад

Playing devil's advocate, I do think SOME parts pairing is necessary. Things like FaceID and TouchID data seems like the kind of thing you need to keep secure, but that shouldn't apply to a laptop display...

@johnnycash5858 2 месяца назад

No one really complained when that requirement was discovered with TouchID Home Buttons, due to how it interfaces with the secure enclave. We DID start to complain when swapping OEM display panels began disabling features like TrueTone before Apple upped their game and disabled non-authorized repairs completely at the firmware level.

@zahlex 2 месяца назад

It's not. They are just sensors. They should sense whatever data they are made for and send that to the logic board. There should be all the crypto magic and Secure Enclave things going on, that decided weather the received data seems legit or not.

@laloreta798 2 месяца назад

@@zahlex the fear is that these sensors could be swapped on a targeted attack and modified for example to capture and extract your fingerprint.

@Tom_videa 2 месяца назад

That can still be safely done as-is. Just not make it hot-swappable (meaning once disconnected and reconnected, you need to restart your phone) and require pin code to enable biometrics. That would make any attempt to use fake sensor to unlock your device impossible. Heck, you could even save some apple encryption key to every biometric sensor and the phone would just check if the sensor is genuine Apple part, regardless of the ID, making it possible to use donor iphone. I very much doubt Apple with their R&D budget couldn't figure out anything... Only thing I can't deny is that part pairing makes any attempt to steal an iPhone less attractive by making it harder to sell it for spare parts, but I'm not sure I'd want that if it meant harder, more expensive repairs and sometimes even buying new device just because Apple decided they won't fix it. So... Yeah 🤔

@tomasbrown6013 2 месяца назад

I thought part pairing was to stop people stealing and selling for spare parts

@josemedeiros007 Месяц назад

Cool video!

@denvernaicker8250 2 месяца назад

are the thermals better managed in m3 air vs m1 air?

@SA-xf7pc 2 месяца назад

Probably not. The M3 has more heat issues than the M1

@denvernaicker8250 2 месяца назад

@@SA-xf7pchow so?

@bonezed 2 месяца назад

and can you improve heat dissipation in any way?

@denvernaicker8250 2 месяца назад

@@bonezedi think it might depend on context of which applications you are using, for instance stress testing with cinebench and then checking thermals is in extreme situations and perhaps not day to day tasks, so for m1 air currently it runs brilliantly and i think the m3 air for day to day tasks should run well too because they have added more passive thermal heat distribution

@SA-xf7pc 2 месяца назад

@@denvernaicker8250 Apple increased the overall density of the chip and the clock speed but didn’t really improve the thermals and didn’t improve the dissipation of heat at all.

@just_in_key 2 месяца назад

Airpower always catching stray 😂

@Verthias 2 месяца назад

Modular ports are fantastic. You have to appreciate being able to pop out a dead port and pop in a live one.

@laurenslee9134 2 месяца назад

This was not as brutal to watch as a JerryRigEverything video and for that I say *thank you* very much.

@Chrismettal 2 месяца назад

Not an Apple fan at all but that looked way better than a 5/10 tbh.

@glorysaber1590 2 месяца назад

why the heck are we still complaining about Pintal lobe screws when it is an easily accessible and well designed screw for all.

@mrembeh1848 2 месяца назад

by now the pentalobe is standard, I would say...

@atorbtech 2 месяца назад

Why the heck did you guys give it only a 5/10 score ??

@ActuallyAwesomeName 2 месяца назад

because then what would you give the Framework laptop? A 20 out of 10?

@atorbtech 2 месяца назад

@@ActuallyAwesomeName give it a 9. Why give 20?

@IkilledA0livebox 2 месяца назад

is the keyboard still riveted to the top case?

@mori7423 2 месяца назад

for MBA I guess it is, there's no other way to mount the keyboard to the top case for MBAs

@itsyaboikirbo 2 месяца назад

@@mori7423 nobody tell em about screws

@mori7423 2 месяца назад

@@itsyaboikirbo Apple doesn't use them for keyboard mounting on MBAs. There are pros and cons to it IMO

@steinmar2 2 месяца назад

can not wait like you said like car repair but also these are restricted just do not allow any restrictions :) and apple will sell even more :)

@johnscott5105 2 месяца назад

I wish Apple could improve the passive cooling more. I know my M2 can have wide swings in temperatures and easily go well over 100c. Apple really is depending on throttling to protect this notebook.

@WittyLemon7 2 месяца назад

I saw somewhere that applying a “Thermal Pad” strip on the SoC it helps better manage the thermals & performance! I don’t know if this works in reality!

@johnscott5105 2 месяца назад

@@WittyLemon7 I've seen that I guess it helps some. Not worth risking voiding my warranty though to try it. I mostly see temps stable around 55c doing web stuff.

@Jsmith1611 2 месяца назад

The thing about parts pairing is that it makes apple product worthless to steal. If i had to choose between never having to worry about theft vs. slightly easier/cheaper repair, I'd always choose the former.

@bengt_axle Месяц назад

I used to repair laptops about 25 years ago, and this one looks amazingly well-designed. The parts that wear out, like the batteries, ports and hinges are all modular. The use of space is very efficient, and the assembly is immaculate. Plates with screws add rigidity and reliability. If there is no code that prevents parts from being swapped in, I'd say that this is a very good design, rivaling the old Thinkpads, that were chosen for their repairability and parts availability.

@theonlybyte 2 месяца назад

AirPower roast lol too soon

@pennplayz 2 месяца назад

honestly a provisional 5 is way higher than i though a MacBook Air would be

@tiestofalljays 2 месяца назад

Mac laptops have always been kinda easy to open. At least ever since they switched to the Unibody design. I've had more trouble opening Microsoft's Surface line.

@jameshodgetts7541 2 месяца назад

@@tiestofalljays Everyone loves to gloss over how terrible the surface devices are to repair. As though its only apple thats evil enough to have thought of glue. My old, work provided surface literally blew itself apart when the battery swelled, as I had no other choice than to continue using it after the battery died. Opening the thing to replace it would have destroyed the screen, literally noone had managed to actually open that model without damaging it irreparably.

@shanemitchellspencer 2 месяца назад

I can't understand why you'd want to replace pentalobe screws with..phillips? So they get stripped the first time you'd open them?

@jo.v-c 2 месяца назад

Could do something more standardized like Torx.

@shanemitchellspencer 2 месяца назад

@@jo.v-c didn’t know that was a more available standard. I’d take it.

@SuperZeNou Месяц назад

Nice video, but am I the only one seeing her as Laura Dern from Jurassic Park?

@abinari 2 месяца назад

edit: THANK YOU FOR THE GOLD KIND STRANGER

@pedzsan 2 месяца назад

It seems like a lot of stuff to screw / unscrew, etc. Does Apple manage to automate most of this?

@radry100 2 месяца назад

They put a notch on a laptop display... oh god

@krishnansrinivasan830 2 месяца назад

Awesome & Thanks :)

@abanobpopheapo 2 месяца назад

Why it feels like mobile phone from the inside more than to feel like a laptop

@zaaap0 2 месяца назад

There are differences and don't call me Shirley (0:25)

@jaimaakali1658 2 месяца назад

One can make a amd 5600g pc equivalent of this, with more repairability ofc.

@swlak516 2 месяца назад

What about parts harvesting? If tech repair is like auto repair, does that mean somebody is going to steal my Tech equivalent of a catalytic converter?

@rsmrsm2000 2 месяца назад

please more videos

@jonb8633 2 месяца назад

I am a 52 Yo man, I have seen so much advance in this computers, cannot imagine in 50 yrs more

@rimbaud0000 2 месяца назад

Wow what a nightmare compared with Framework

@PumatSol 2 месяца назад

I’m sorry what? The 13 inch air is significantly lighter than either of the pro models. The 15 inch air is close to the 14 inch pro, but still lighter. How is that confusing?

@professorh8398 2 месяца назад

Guaranteed to break something with every disassembly

@ericmatthews8497 2 месяца назад

I have owned MacBooks since they were called PowerBooks and I have never had one fail on me. Isn't that better than repairability? I think it is.

@fuzziau5669 2 месяца назад

@@ericmatthews8497 just because YOU havent had them fail on you, doesnt mean that repair should be ignored. id rather have something i can use third party hardware within and not be locked out of my device as a hostile and excessive "security" design. Why nobody would care as much if apple didnt make it impossible to service their laptops with cheap parts. does nobody remember iPhone repairs being super easy to do with a few bucks??? its become a cash-grab from companies to design their products to be replaced entirely at full cost as soon as something minor fails. cameras not working after replacement? poweroff when lid closed not working after replacement?? SSD MODULES BEING LOCKED TO A SPECIFIC BOARD SERIAL NUMBER??? theres literally no excuse other than greed and funneling people away from small repair shops that dont cost as much as a replacement device at MSRP.

@keithframe3489 2 месяца назад

@@ericmatthews8497 I owned three macbooks, each have problems (charging port, display, bad rams). I also have a scrap acer laptop for 10 years, never had a problem.

@DerekRoff 2 месяца назад

iFixit's hangup on the pentalobe screw is irrational. One of the biggest impediments to repair is the stripped-Phillips head screw, which is found in most small electronic devices. Pentalobe is a big step forward. Using Torx everywhere would be great.